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Jorn Utzon died aged 90 on 29 Nov 2008 He died from a heart attack in his sleep Jørn Utzon to be honoured with an Australian state memorial service on 25 March at the Sydney Opera House. His son and daughter will attend. Ticket allocation wioll be by ballot system. Performances from the Sydney Symphony, Opera Australia, The Australian ballet and Sydney Theatre Company will mark the service. Key Buildings List, Images & Lecture on the life and work of Jørn Utzon Sydney Opera House : photo supplied by RIAS Jorn Utzon : Pritzker Architecture Prize Danish architect Jorn Utzon designer of the Sydney Opera House, Australia, received the 2003 Laureate of the Pritzker Prize for Architecture, the Nobel Prize of the architecture world. The Pritzker Prize ceremony took place at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando in Madrid. Jorn Utzon is the first Dane to become a Pritzker Laureate. Jorn Utzon architect - Winner of RIBA Gold Medal 1978 Jørn Utzon by Professor Richard Weston - Talk at the RIAS Conference 2004, Review by Adrian Welch Professor Richard Weston: Jørn Utzon expert and author of Utzon book Jørn Utzon by Professor Richard Weston Key Buildings Courtyard-Style Housing, Denmark 1956-58 Preceding the Sydney Opera House were two housing developments in Denmark. The Kingo Houses in Helsingør. Sixty-three L-shaped houses were built in rows following the contours of the site, providing views for each house, and access to sunlight and shelter from the wind. For many architects the Kingo Houses remain one of their favourite projects due to the scheme's combination of simplicity and inventiveness. Kingo Houses Sydney Opera House, Australia 1957-73 Utzon worked with Ove Arup on this seminal building, but sadly in 1966 Jorn Utzon left Sydney in a cloud of controversy. Sydney Opera House Bagsvaerd Kirke, Copenhagen 1974-76 Utzon's next major design - after returning to Denmark after Sydney - was the Bagsvaerd Church, Copenhagen. Jorn Utzon planned the interior vaults after being inspired by banks of clouds. Bagsværd Church Fredensborg Houses, Denmark 1962 47 courtyard and 30 terraced houses grouped around a square in staggered blocks of three. Utzon integrated communal meeting and dining functions with private houses; guest rooms were also included, unusually as a separate clustered element. Fredensborg Houses Kuwait National Assembly 1982 The Kuwait National Assembly famously slings a huge curved canvas over the main spaces. The canvas fabric recalls the use of concrete at the Bagsværd Church. Kuwait building Two Houses, Majorca Utzon moved to Majorca in the early 1970s. With his wife Lis he lives in a house designed by himself, Can Feliz. The architecture is very solid and simple. Can Feliz has been described as a miniature acropolis. Majorca Houses Bagsværd Kirke image © adrian welch 2002 Jørn Utzon - Works Church at Bagsvaerd, north Copenhagen, Denmark 1974-76 Houses in Fredensborg, Fredensborg, North Sealand, Denmark 1959-62 Kingo Houses, Elsinore, Denmark 1956 Sydney Opera House, Sydney, Australia 1957-73 Kuwait National Assembly Complex (architectural competition 1971-72), Kuwait 1982 Fredensborg houses (Terrasserne), Denmark - Esbjerg Theatre and Concert Hall (Musikhuset Esbjerg), Denmark Can Feliz - Mallorca, Spain - Skagen Odde Nature Centre, Denmark 1999-2000 Jørn, Kim and Jan Utzon Humana Zimbabwe - Kalkbrænderihavnen - Copenhagen waterfront - Paustian furniture sales and exhibition building, Copenhagen, Denmark - Herning Shipping - office building for Herning Shipping Company, Denmark 1986 Dunkers Kulturhus - Dunkers house for culture, Hälsingborg, Sweden - Kim Utzon Stride Strømme : Meeting place, Samsø, Denmark Institute of Technology, Odense, Denmark 1986 IICD - Dowagiac, Michigan, USA - Marienlyst Hotel extension, Marienlyst, Helsingør, Denmark - Extension to an old sea-side hotel Vejle hotel, Denmark - uno-X petrol station, Herning, Denmark - Petrol filling station for the uno-X petrol company Ro-house, Fyn, Denmark - Kalvebod Hotel, Copenhagen, Denmark - Project - Povl Ahm house - private, Harpenden, Hertfordshire, England 1960-62 with Povl Ahm Grade II listed More projects online soon Danish Architecture Jørn Utzon: Sketch for Sydney Opera House: image supplied by RIAS Practice Information Jørn Utzon architect 1918- Son of Aage Utzon Wife : Lis Utzon Utzon's sons: Kim and Jan Projects designed in collaboration with his sons: Bagsvaerd Church, Copenhagen Paustian furniture and design showroom, Copenhagen : Nordhavnen Kim Utzon Architects : Utzon Centre, Denmark Jorn Utzon by Professor Weston, 2004 Sydney Opera House by Jørn Utzon: photo supplied by RIAS Architecture Books Copenhagen Architecture Denmark Modern Architects Jørn Utzon Arkitekt : Danish designers The spelling of Jørn Utzon has been recast in places as Jorn Utzon so typical browsers can provide an intelligible character, and thus title for the architect - apologies to Danes and perfectionists! 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